Fifteen recommendations and a therapeutic algorithm regarding the management of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at the early phase in adults are proposed. The Grade …

The diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) traditionally requires
calculation of the ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen …

Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the use
of mechanical ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

The clinical description that defines acute lung injury (ALI) has been around for more than
50 years. The clinical picture has carried many different definitions, but what was known as …

Importance Limited information exists about the epidemiology, recognition, management,
and outcomes of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Objectives …

Mechanical ventilation is the most used short-term life support technique worldwide and is
applied daily for a diverse spectrum of indications, from scheduled surgical procedures to …

Rationale: If the risk of ventilator-induced lung injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) is causally determined by driving pressure rather than by Vt, then the effect of …

Over the last decade, the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has
made considerable progress both regarding supportive and pharmacologic therapies. Lung …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome presents as hypoxia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates
on chest imaging in the absence of heart failure sufficient to account for this clinical state …

Acute lung injury (ALI) represents a serious heterogenous pulmonary disorder with high
mortality. Despite improved understanding of the pathophysiology, the efficacy of standard …